Rowe-W. Geography, Weeks 1-7, CHS
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| show | The exact position of a place on the earth's surface as identified by latitude and longitude.
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| atmosphere | show 🗑
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| show | Government by one person.
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| show | The part of the earth where life exists
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| show | The number of births per year for every 1,000 people.
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| command economy | show 🗑
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| commercial farming | show 🗑
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| show | A type of command economy in which the government controls all elements of society.
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| condensation | show 🗑
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| show | An effect that causes the prevailing winds to blow diagonally rather than along strict north-south or east-west lines.
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| cultural diffusion | show 🗑
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| show | A center where cultures developed and from which ideas and traditions spread outward - China, Egypt, India (Pakistan), Mesopotamia (Iraq), and Middle America.
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| culture | show 🗑
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| show | The number of deaths per year for every 1,000 people.
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| democracy | show 🗑
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| show | The removal of salt water from sea water to make it usable for drinking and farming.
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| developed countries | show 🗑
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| developing countries | show 🗑
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| show | A type of autocracy in which an individual has seized power through force.
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| show | Windless areas around the equator.
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| economy | show 🗑
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| equinox | show 🗑
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| show | Wearing away of the Earth's surface by wind, flowing water, and glaciers.
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| show | Group of people who share common ancestry, language, religion, customs, or a combination of such characteristics.
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| evaporation | show 🗑
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| federal system | show 🗑
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| formal region | show 🗑
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| show | A central point and the surrounding territory linked to it.
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| show | The institution through which the state maintains social order, provides public services, and enforces binding decisions on citizens.
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| greenhouse effect | show 🗑
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| How does Earth's tilt and revolution affect the seasons? | show 🗑
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| How much of Earth's water is freshwater? | show 🗑
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| show | The study of the inter-relationship between people and their physical environment.
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| show | The watery areas of the earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water.
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| show | Commodities sent to or brought in from outside countries.
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| show | The process of increasing the amount of industry in a country; the spread of industry.
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| show | The side of the mountain facing away from the wind.
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| show | Surface land areas of the earth's crust, including continents and ocean basins.
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| market economy | show 🗑
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| show | The movement of people from place to place.
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| show | A type of autocracy in which a king or queen rules the country.
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| show | People, goods, and ideas get around.
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| nonrenewable resources | show 🗑
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| oligarchy | show 🗑
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| place | show 🗑
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| population distribution | show 🗑
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| show | Moisture that falls to the earth as rain, sleet, hail, or snow.
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| show | Jobs related to the extraction of raw materials; examples include farming, mining, and fishing.
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| show | Jobs focused on the processing, management, and distribution of information; computer programmers, and phone application designers are examples.
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| show | When wind hits the windward side of the mountain, all the moisture is left there and the wind continues to the leeward side of the mountain as hot, dry air.
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| show | Location in relation to other places; for example, Mexico is south of Texas.
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| show | Resources that can be replaced; wind, hydroelectric, and solar power are examples.
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| republic | show 🗑
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| show | An area around the Pacific Ocean that has the largest occurrence of earthquakes and volcano eruptions in the world.
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| show | Jobs are focused on manufacturing foods from raw materials; industrial, and construction activities.
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| subsistence farming | show 🗑
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| show | When sunlight is directly hitting the Tropic of Cancer; the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
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| show | Service industry jobs; jobs are focused on providing services to consumers; teacher, truck drivers, and nurses are examples.
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| show | The inner layer of the Earth.
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| mantle | show 🗑
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| show | The outer layer of the Earth.
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| To what degree is Earth tilted? How does this effect temperature? | show 🗑
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| show | The type of economy in which production and consumption decisions are made according to custom.
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| show | Type of government in which all power is held at the national level.
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| show | Evaporation, condensation, precipitation; the amount of water on Earth never changes, but it simply changes form and location.
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| What and when was the Agricultural Revolution? | show 🗑
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| show | When people started using powered machines - 1750 AD.
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| show | When people started using computers - 1980 AD.
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| show | latitude; elevation; prevailing winds; ocean currents; land forms, and bodies of water
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| What are the 5 themes of geography? | show 🗑
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| What are the different types of economies? | show 🗑
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| show | The Tropic of Cancer is located at 23.5 degrees N and the Tropic of Capricorn is located at 23.5 degrees S - the lowest and highest points of latitude to receive direct sunlight.
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| What are the two main elements of culture? | show 🗑
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| show | A written plan for government.
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| show | The theory that the continents were once joined in a single continent called Pangaea and then slowly drifted apart.
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| What is Earth's axis? | show 🗑
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| show | The trip the Earth makes around the sun yearly; 365 and 1/4 days.
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| What is plate tectonics? | show 🗑
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| What is the difference between weather and climate? | show 🗑
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| What is the highest point on earth? | show 🗑
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| show | latitude
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| What is the major source of pollution? | show 🗑
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| show | Christianity - Roman Catholic- Spanish
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| What is the predominant religion (and branch) and language in North America? | show 🗑
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| show | Islam - Arabic
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| show | 70%
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| show | autocracy, oligarchy, democracy
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| What three things can be explained by the theory of plate tectonics? | show 🗑
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| show | 1492 AD
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| When did Da Gama sail around Africa to India? | show 🗑
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| When did the first four culture hearth civilizations begin? | show 🗑
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| show | 1000 AD
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| When was the Constitution of the United States ratified? | show 🗑
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| When was the Declaration of Independence signed? | show 🗑
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| Which country in Europe did Columbus sail from? | show 🗑
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| show | Portugal
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| Which two events started the Modern Age and led to Europe taking control of the world? | show 🗑
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| show | Resources are not evenly distributed among countries.
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| show | The side of the mountain facing the wind.
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| show | When sunlight is directly hitting the Tropic of Capricorn; the longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
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